Will Power wins Sunday's IndyCar Series race at Portland International Raceway by 9+ seconds over points leader Alex Palou.

Power earns his 44th career victory and third this season, but he trims only a few points off of Palou's championship lead with three races remaining.

Palou remains a full race clear of the rest of the field in points as he seeks his third championship in four years.

Colton Herta, who came into the race second in points, finishes the race fourth and drops to third in points.

Josef Newgarden takes the final podium spot and pole-sitter Santino Ferrucci finishes eighth.

Scott Dixon's slim title hopes likely go away with a Lap 1 crash after contact with Pietro Fittipaldi.

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IndyCar Series Bitnile.com Grand Prix results at Portland

1. Will Power

2. Alex Palou

3. Josef Newgarden

4. Colton Herta

5. Marcus Armstrong

6. Marcus Ericsson

7. Scott McLaughlin

8. Santino Ferrucci

9. Graham Rahal

10. Kyle Kirkwood

11. Rinus VeeKay

12. Alexander Rossi

13. Christian Lundgaard

14. Felix Rosenqvist

15. Pato O'Ward

16. Kyffin Simpson

17. Toby Sowery

18. Sting Ray Robb

19. Yuri Vips

20. David Malukas

21. Nolan Siegel

22. Conor Daly

23. Linus Lundqvist

24. Jack Harvey

25. Pietro Fittipaldi

26. Christian Rasmussen

27. Romain Grosjean

28. Scott Dixon

IndyCar crashes, highlights from Bitnile.com Grand Prix at Portland

Laps 87-88: The leaders take their final pit stops. Will Power keeps the lead on Alex Palou.

Lap 86: Colton Herta stalls coming out of his pit stall, costing him a few seconds. Herta uses the hybrid system to restart the car, which is not allowed on pit road. He is penalized one spot of track position (allowing the lapped car of Pietro Fittipaldi by). He was in fourth place.

Lap 70: Will Power's lead on Alex Palou is down to 1+ seconds, down from 5+ a few laps earlier. Josef Newgarden is third, Colton Herta fourth and pole-sitter Santino Ferrucci fifth.

Lap 62: Romain Grosjean spins off track, and as he returns, drives into the path of Christian Rasmussen. Track remains green, but Grosjean eases his car back to the pits. Rasmussen needs a new front wing. Grosjean is penalized for "unsafe conduct."

Lap 57-58: Leaders take their second pit stops. Will Power comes out with a 6-second effective lead over Alex Palou.

Lap 53: Check out Toby Sowery and Kyle Kirkwood battling mid pack.

Also, Romain Grosjean and Colton Herta make contact.

Lap 45: Will Power is up 2+ seconds on Alex Palou. Kyle Kirkwood is 8 seconds behind the leader.

Last place: Scott Dixon crashes out Lap 1, all but ending title chase

Laps 32-34: Leaders take their first pit stops. Will Power keeps the lead and Alex Palou is second. Kyle Kirkwood and Josef Newgarden move up to third and fourth, respectively.

Lap 25: Will Power leads Alex Palou by about 1/2 second, with Santino Ferrucci another 4 seconds back. Fourth through 10th: Romain Grosjean, Colton Herta, Josef Newgarden, Marcus Armstrong, Marcus Ericsson, Graham Rahal, Christian Lundgaard.

Lap 23: Conor Daly and Pietro Fittipaldi get together in Turn 1, but both can continue.

Lap 10: Alex Palou has gotten by Santino Ferrucci for second place. Will Power's lead is more than 1 second.

Lap 5 restart: It's a clear lap, and Will Power leads Santino Ferrucci and Alex Palou.

Lap 1: They make it through Turn 1! Will Power gains the edge on pole-sitter Santino Ferrucci. Scott Dixon crashes on the backstretch after contact with Pietro Fittipaldi and will finish last. Fittipaldi is penalized for avoidable contact.

What channel is the IndyCar race at Portland on?

All sessions on Peacock, IndyCar Live, IndyCar Radio and SiriusXM Channel 218

TV: USA

Streaming: Peacock, Fubo (free trial)

When does the IndyCar race at Portland start?

Green flag is at 3:20 p.m. ET Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024, at Portland International Raceway.

IndyCar starting grid for Bitnile.com Grand Prix at Portland International Raceway

*-Starting position is the result of a 6-place penalty for an unapproved engine change

1. Santino Ferrucci

2. Will Power

3. Alex Palou

4. Christian Lundgaard

5. Josef Newgarden

6. Romain Grosjean

7. Marcus Armstrong

8. Colton Herta

9. Scott Dixon

10. Marcus Ericsson

11. Kyle Kirkwood*

12. Graham Rahal*

13. Pietro Fittipaldi

14. Rinus VeeKay

15. Juri Vips

16. Christian Rasmussen

17. Alexander Rossi

18. Felix Rosenqvist

19. Toby Sowery

20. Scott McLaughlin*

21. Linus Lundqvist

22. Pato O'Ward

23. Nolan Siegel

24. Sting Ray Robb

25. David Malukas*

26. Conor Daly

27. Jack Harvey

28. Kyffin Simpson*

IndyCar 2024 points standings

(Through Aug. 17)

1. Alex Palou (3 race wins, 2 for points), 443

2. Colton Herta (1 win), 384

3. Scott Dixon (2 wins), 378

4. Will Power (2 wins), 377

5. Scott McLaughlin (2 wins), 370

6. Pato O'Ward (2 wins), 345

7. Kyle Kirkwood, 322

8. Josef Newgarden (2 wins), 317

9. Alexander Rossi, 277

10. Santino Ferrucci, Felix Rosenqvist, 249

IndyCar schedule 2024

Times are ET for TV coverage

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